Beverly Buchanan was born in 1940 in Fuquay, North Carolina. Her father served as a professor of agriculture at South Carolina State College. She received a MS - Columbia University, New York, MPH - Columbia University, Art Students League, New York, BS - Bennett College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
She lives today in Athens, Georgia, where she works in a variety of media including sculpture, drawing, painting, and photography.
Buchanan was honored by the city of Atlanta on March 17, 2000, which was proclaimed "Beverly Buchanan Day" by mayor, Bill Campbell. He stated, "whereas, through her work, Beverly Buchanan compels us to ponder the place of shacks in our social and economic culture; and whereas, we commend Beverly Buchanan for using her artistry to bring what is often overlooked into the limelight."
Beverly Buchanan was born in 1940 in Fuquay, North Carolina. Her father served as a professor of agriculture at South Carolina State College. She received a MS - Columbia University, New York, MPH - Columbia University, Art Students League, New York, BS - Bennett College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
She lives today in Athens, Georgia, where she works in a variety of media including sculpture, drawing, painting, and photography.
Buchanan was honored by the city of Atlanta on March 17, 2000, which was proclaimed "Beverly Buchanan Day" by mayor, Bill Campbell. He stated, "whereas, through her work, Beverly Buchanan compels us to ponder the place of shacks in our social and economic culture; and whereas, we commend Beverly Buchanan for using her artistry to bring what is often overlooked into the limelight."
Artist's Official Website: http://www.beverlybuchanan.com/
More Information:
http://www.hodgestaylor.com/content/index.cfm?fuseaction=bio&key=43
http://www.marypaulinegallery.com/view.cfm?recordID=21
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1043
http://waynekline.home.mindspring.com/buchanan.htm.
http://www.bernicesteinbaumgallery.com/artist/buchanan/buchanan.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Buchanan